Descendants of Charlemagne Down to Roddie Pearson Powell!
Right action is better than knowledge; but in order to do what is right, we must know what is right. Charlemagne
Who is Charlemagne and why do we care? For starters, he united most of Europe meaning that the spread of Christianity soon followed. He restored the Western Roman Empire and became its first emperor. He reformed military, economic, governmental, cultural, educational, and religious areas of life for everyone. Over the course of his life, he really loved the ladies having four wives and five mistresses.
Now that science has shown that most of the people in the Western Hemisphere are descendants of Charlemagne, it is up to genealogists and historians to provide the names that link us back to one of the most important historical figures in early medieval times. Sources like the Foundation for Medieval Genealogy's project Medieval Lands by Charles Crawley (fmg.ac/projects/medlands) (FMG), Geni.com (Geni), FindAGrave.com (FAG), Wikipedia (WP), and WikiTree (WT), to name a few, were cross-referenced to create this lineage. Enjoy!
1-CHARLEMAGNE THE GREAT King of the Franks and Italy (FMG,Geni) b. 2 Apr 748, Germany, d. 28 Jan 814, Germany
+ Hildegard of Vinzgau (FMG,Geni) b. 758, Germany, d. 30 Apr 783, France
|-2-Carloman Pepin I King of ITALY (FMG,Geni) b. Apr 777, Germany, d. 8 Jul 810, Italy
+ Ingeltrude of Autun (Mistress) (FMG) b. 775, France, d. 818, Italy
|-3-Bernard I King of ITALY (FMG,Geni) b. 797, France, d. 17 Apr 818, Italy
+ Cunigunda de Laon (FMG,Geni) b. 797, France, d. Aft 15 Jun 835, Italy
|-4-Pepin II of VERMANDOIS Lord of Peronne & Senlis (FMG,Geni) b. 815, France, d. Aft 850, Italy
+ Daughter of Theoderic du Vexin (FMG,Geni) b. Bef 830, France, d. Aft 850, Italy
|-5-Heribert I of VERMANDOIS (FMG,Geni) b. 850, France, d. 6 Nov 907, France
+ Lietgardis of Troyes (FMG,Geni) b. Bef 865, France, d. 27 May aft 890, France
|-6-Beatrice de VERMANDOIS (FMG,Geni) b. Abt 880, France, d. Aft 26 Mar 931, France
+ Robert I King of FRANCE (FMG,WP,Geni) b. 15 Aug 866, France, d. 15 Jun 923, France
|-7-Hugh CAPET The Great (FMG,Geni) b. Abt 898, France, d. 16 Jun 956, France
+ Hedwig of Saxony (FMG,Geni) b. Abt 910, Germany, d. 9 Jan aft 965, Germany
|-8-Hugh CAPET King of the Franks (FMG,Geni) b. Abt 940, France, d. 24 Oct 996, France
+ Adelaide of Aquitaine and Poitou (FMG,Geni) b. 950, France, d. 15 Jun 1004, France
|-9-Robert II King of FRANCE The Pious (FMG,Geni) b. 27 Mar 972, France, d. 20 Jul 1031, France
+ Constance of Arles (FMG,Geni) b. 27 Mar 974, France, d. 22 Jul 1032, France
|-10-Henry I King of FRANCE (FMG,Geni) b. 4 May 1008, France, d. 4 Aug 1060, France
+ Anna Iaroslavna of Kiev (FMG,Geni) b. 1036, Ukraine, d. 5 Sep 1075, France
|-11-Hugues I "The Great" of FRANCE Crusader (FMG,Geni) b. Abt 1057, France, d. 18 Oct 1101, From an arrow wound in the knee in Tarsus, Mersin, Turkey
+ Adelais "Adele" de Vermandois of Valois (FMG,Geni) b. Abt 1057, France, d. 28 Sep 1120, France
|-12-Isabelle "Elisabeth" de VERMANDOIS (FMG,Geni) b. 13 Feb 1085, France, d. 13 Feb 1131, France
+ Sir Robert de Beaumont-le-Roger (FMG,Geni) b. Abt 6 Dec 1046, France, d. 5 Jun 1118, France
|-13-Isabel de BEAUMONT (Geni) b. Abt 1105, England, d. Abt 1172, Wales
+ Gilbert FitzGilbert de Clare (Geni) b. 21 Sep 1100, England, d. 6 Jan 1148, Wales
|-14-Richard "Strongbow" de CLARE (Geni) b. Abt 1130, England, d. 20 Apr 1176, Ireland
+ Eva "Aoife" MacMurrough of Leinster (Geni) b. 26 Apr 1145, Ireland, d. 26 Aug 1188, Ireland
|-15-Isabel de CLARE (FMG,Geni) b. Abt 1172, Wales, d. 9 Mar 1220, Wales
+ William Marshal 1st Earl of Pembroke (FMG,Geni) b. 12 May 1146, England, d. 14 May 1219, England
|-16-Maud "Matilda" MARSHAL (Geni) b. Sep 1192, Wales, d. 27 Mar 1248, Wales
+ Sir William de Warenne (FAG,Geni) b. Abt 1166, England, d. 27 May 1240, England
|-17-John de WARENNE 6th Earl of Surrey (Geni) b. Aug 1231, England, d. 29 Sep 1304, England
+ Alix "Alice" de Lusignan (Geni) b. Abt 1224, France, d. 9 Feb 1256, England
|-18-Eleanor de WARENNE (Geni) b. 1251, England, d. After 1282, England
+ Sir Henry de Percy (FAG,Geni) b. 6 Feb 1228, England, d. 29 Aug 1272, England
|-19-Henry de PERCY 1st Baron Percy (Geni) b. 25 Mar 1272, England, d. Abt 10 Oct 1314, England
+ Eleanor FitzAlan (Geni) b. Abt 1283, England, d. Jul 1328, England
|-20-Henry de PERCY 2nd Baron Percy (Geni) b. 6 Feb 1301, England, d. 26 Feb 1352, England
+ Idonea de Clifford (Geni) b. Abt 1303, England, d. 24 Aug 1365, England
|-21-Eleanor de PERCY (Geni) b. Bef 1330, England, d. Bef 18 Oct 1361, England
+ John FitzWalter (Geni) b. Bef 1315, England, d. 18 Oct 1361, Spain
|-22-Alice FITZWALTER of Arundel (Geni) b. Abt 1345, England, d. Abt 29 Apr 1401, England
+ Aubrey de Vere Earl of Oxford (Geni) b. 1340, England, d. 23 Apr 1400, England
|-23-Richard de VERE 11th Earl of Oxford (FMG,Geni) b. 15 Aug 1385, England, d. 15 Feb 1417, England
+ Alice Sergeaux (FMG,Geni) b. 1 Sep 1384, England, d. 18 May 1452, England
|-24-John de VERE (Geni) b. 23 Apr 1408, England, d. 26 Feb 1462, Beheaded for treason at The Tower, London, England
+ Elizabeth Howard (Geni) b. Abt 1410, England, d. 25 Dec 1475, England
|-25-Joane de VERE (Geni) b. Abt 1440, England, d. Bef 25 Apr 1472, England
+ Sir William Norreys of Yattenden (Geni) b. Abt 1441, England, d. Abt 10 Jan 1507, England
|-26-Margaret NORREYS (Geni) b. Abt 1462, England, d. After 1514, England
+ Gilbert Bullock (Geni) b. Abt 1464, England, d. Bef 1514, England
|-27-Thomas BULLOCK (Geni) b. Abt 1482, England, d. 23 Feb 1558, England
+ Alice Kingsmill (Geni) b. 1491, England, d. 1556, England
|-28-William BULLOCK (Geni) b. 1522, England, d. 10 Feb 1595, England
+ Elizabeth Bellett (Geni) b. Abt 1544, England, d. 1584, England
|-29-Capt. Hugh BULLOCK Sr. (Geni) b. 31 Aug 1578, England, d. 2 Nov 1650, England
+ Mary Alice Nashe (Geni) b. Abt 1572, England, d. 1659, Virginia
|-30-William BULLOCK (Geni) b. Abt 1600, England, d. 16 May 1650, Bermuda
+ Elizabeth Lampley (Geni) b. 1599, England, d. 1678, Virginia
|-31-Robert Stapleton BULLOCK (Geni) b. 1625, Virginia, d. 1671, Virginia
+ Marie Franklin (Geni) b. 1624, Virginia, d. 6 May 1702, Virginia
|-32-Sarah Lucy BULLOCK (Geni) b. 1650, Virginia, d. 1680, Virginia
+ George Augustus Norvell (Geni) b. 1655, Virginia, d. 29 Jan 1686, Virginia
|-33-Capt. Hugh NORVELL (Geni) b. 1674, Virginia, d. 25 Oct 1719, Williamsburg, Virginia
+ Sarah Besouth (Geni) b. 1674, Virginia, d. 14 Sep 1705, Williamsburg, Virginia
|-34-George NORVELL (Geni) b. 1693, Virginia, d. 5 Apr 1786, Virginia
+ Sarah Mary Holdcroft (Geni) b. 1695, Virginia, d. 1780, Virginia
|-35-Sarah Ann NORVELL (Geni) b. 9 Sep 1730, Virginia, d. 7 Sep 1812, Virginia
+ PS Jeffrey Robertson Jr. (Revolutionary War) (Geni) b. 15 Jan 1737, Virginia, d. 4 Feb 1827, Virginia
|-36-Mary Jane ROBERTSON (FAG,Geni) b. 1760, South Carolina, d. 1853, Mississippi
+ John Adams Shows (FAG) b. 20 Jun 1764, Pennsylvania, d. 19 Jan 1842, Mississippi
|-37-Sarah SHOWS (FAG) b. 14 Nov 1801, Georgia, d. After 25 Sep 1860, Mississippi
+ Seaborn James Wade Sr. (FAG) b. 16 Jul 1802, Georgia, d. 20 Sep 1876, Mississippi
|-38-Sgt. Daniel Webster WADE (Civil War) (FAG) b. 26 Jun 1830, Mississippi, d. 10 Mar 1908, Mississippi
+ Cornelia Ann Knight (FAG) b. 20 Jun 1835, Mississippi, d. 28 Jan 1923, Mississippi
|-39-Sarah Shows WADE (FAG) b. 22 Apr 1855, Mississippi, d. 9 Aug 1921, Mississippi
+ William Thomas Powell (FAG) b. 28 Jul 1853, Mississippi, d. 15 Jan 1920, Mississippi
|-40-Rev. Sidney Pearson POWELL (FAG) b. 12 Nov 1891, Mississippi, d. 29 May 1965, Mississippi
+ Alma Susan Hill (FAG) b. 27 Feb 1893, Mississippi, d. 2 Nov 1967, Mississippi
|-41-Roddie Pearson POWELL (FAG) b. 25 Jun 1920, Mississippi, d. 5 Feb 1998, Mississippi
+ Della Gay Furr (FAG) b. 22 Oct 1921, Mississippi, d. 1 Jul 1977, Mississippi
|-42-SON 1 POWELL (Living)
|-42-DAUGHTER 1 POWELL (Living)
|-42-Douglas Eugene POWELL (FAG) b. 22 Aug 1947, Mississippi, d. 14 Aug 2011, Mississippi
+ Catherine Diane Watkins (FAG) b. 23 Mar 1952, Mississippi, d. 1 Feb 1993, Mississippi
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